Green Tea Cheesecake

"This is a creamy and simple cheesecake with the addition of green tea powder to give it a taste of the Orient! Green tea powder can be found at Asian grocery stores and online. I like to add fresh blackberries and raspberries on top of it!"

Most Helpful Positive Review

Oct 20, 2008

Oh man, absolutely delicious. One of the best uses for Matcha (powdered green tea) that I've ever seen.
I did everything the recipe called for, mixed everything by hand, and added raspberry filling on top after it cooled.
Notes:
- Probably needed more than an hour to cool. I was in no hurry so I let it cool for about 4 hours after making it, so I don't know for sure. But it didn't look firm enough after just an hour.
- Raspberry and Green Tea combination is delicious! Also prevents any naysayers from turning it down on the green color alone.
- Would probably use a different crust next time. Graham cracker texture was wrong and was generally too sweet for the filling. Maybe shortbread like the other reviewer, but will have to experiment.
In general, HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Wonderfully delectable!

Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 17, 2009

After it was baked and refrigerated, the top looked rubbery -- it felt that way, too. I was really excited to try this recipe. It's very simple, and that's a good thing :) I agree with using a shortbread crust (the one on this site is really good!). The taste of the filling was kind of off, and the rubbery top functioned as a... "membrane?!" The top "membrane/skin" kind of held the inside filling in, which was... interesting. I did add some raspberries as suggested to mask the strange rubbery look and taste (as I had almost-powder green tea, it was a little bitter and unsmooth). But despite that, I was still grossed out. I really thought this recipe had potential. I want to try it again and get it RIGHT, but I would have to BUY the powder and not attempt to grind up the leaves (as suggested in another recipe). I would try again if I don't mind risking more ingredients, though! Thanks for the recipe, even though I might not use fat free cream cheese as written, because that might be what caused the rubbery top!

Absolutely fabulous. I just about died when I saw this recipe. Being the matcha addict that I am, I quadrupled the amount of green tea powder. Like another reviewer, I used a hand mixer on low to avoid a rubbery texture. I also suggest refrigerating for a few hours (as long as you can keep away!) because warm cheesecake is no good. Otherwise, perfect taste, perfect texture and consistency ... the only thing I'm sad about is how much weight I'll be gaining scarfing out on this cheesecake!

This was really easy and has a nice subtle green tea flavor. I like the idea of this but prefer my cheesecake on the drier side. The fat-free cream cheese gives this a rubbery texture. So if I did this again I would just adapt it to my favorite cheesecake recipe. I used splenda, and did not like the after-taste of it. I used a shortbread crust. The recipe suggest chilling for one hour but it needs much more time than that to chill up. Green tea varies by color and strength depending on the quality of it. And the older it is, the weaker it gets.

Increased the amount of matcha to 3.5 tbsp and thought this was perfect (I wanted a more than subtle taste) - could really taste the green tea without it being overpowering. Regarding the "rubbery" top comment from another reviewer: I used a hand mixer at low to medium speed for all steps and fat-free cream cheese and the texture was absolutely fine. I thought the graham cracker crust worked for this recipe and the raspberries are a MUST!

I added 2 .5 teaspoon of green tea powder and about 3/4 cups of low-fat yogurt. It's a lighter softer texture. I used brown sugar in place of white sugar. I also made this recipe into mini-cheesecakes using broken pieces of gingersnaps. So good.

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